Branding the incident "unfair," furious fans were quick to take to social media to hit out at show bosses, questioning how they were supposed to vote when they couldn't hear all of the acts.

"#XFactor What is going on with the sound tonight it's awful! You are ruining the show ! How are we meant to vote for people when we can't even hear them probably! This is ruining everyone's performances poor Danny @TheXFactor sort this!," one viewer wrote.

While another added: "@ITV sort out the poor sound quality.This is unfair for the performers suffering this technical problem. It could affect their result. #xfactor #problems".

X Factor viewers claimed the results show on Sunday should not go ahead [ITV]

A third even radically added: "Sunday's results will have to be cancelled. How is it fair for the sound problems to ruin some of the finalists' performances? #XFactor."

As a fourth agreed: "They will have to cancel the voting this weekend. You can’t vote someone out of show when the sound has failed #xfactor".

Some high profile celebrities even got involved, with Phillip Schofield writing: "Oh no!!! They’re all Daleks on the X Factor!!!"

Marnie Simpson also kicked off as the interruption occured [Twitter/ Marnie Simpson]

Before later adding: "Feel very sorry for the contestants with this".

While Geordie Shore's Marnie Simpson added: "I feel so bad, the contestants depend on there performance and your audio has ruined 2 of them sort it out X factor! The vote won’t be fair this week".

Controversial GMB host Piers Morgan also commented on the situation, making a dig as he added: "The X Factor contestants are all currently sounding like Daleks due to a 'temporary interference in sound'. Massive improvement."